Derek and PCA are a fantastic team to have on your side when importing JDM vehicles. I have had nothing but wonderful interactions with them and am extremely happy with the vehicle I imported with them. Im fairly bummed about the haters in this comment section. Felt I had to say something.

Headrest on passenger side is to make a clear view of the road ahead for the rear passenger. All the Negoya cabbies that drove Crowns when I was regularly going over had that headrest split and down like that so you could see from the back…

@oneanddone7992

Ай бұрын

G50 Century has the same thing.

@jesuscrust13

Ай бұрын

The newest Crown sedan still has this feature except it’s power operated and the headrest no longer collapses

@nicklyon3780

Ай бұрын

Came to post exactly this.

I’ve used Derek and PCA to buy several cars, the crown I bought last year is on this channel. There is an element of risk buying sight unseen at auction overseas, but getting their translated auction sheets and insight from their reps (Grant is great) helps mitigate some of it. After awhile you get a sense of grading standards from different auction houses which can give you a better idea of how to interpret their number grades. Personally, I only purchase cars graded 4 B/B or better with minimal notes on the body inspection and ones that are first time listed at auction.

It’s concerning that a car in this condition can get a 3.5

@WestSide1207

Ай бұрын

I bought a grade 4 car that was even worse than this... Ratings are all over the place now. I suspect some inspectors are getting bribed by sellers to up the grade.

17:18 is for the VIP front window visibility (in Nissan, the entire headrest can collapse forward) 18:00 Air Purifier is for heavy smokers; some models have ionizers to reduce odors 20:06 is the hands-free speaker for connected NTT DoCoMo cellular handset in the rear armrest (this was before Bluetooth)

JZS155 and JZX100 are on similar chassis. I'm used to the other Crowns with frameless windows. Really good cars, especially if you can get one with a working EMV.

@jesuscrust13

Ай бұрын

This is on the same chassis as the 1997-2005 Aristo/GS

The condition is bad for japanese standards, but it would be pretty average, good even for a car this old in my country. While watching these reviews it always blew my mind just how clean the cars were, I've been waiting for an exception

4:07 the paint code for this car is 202, which is typically a single stage paint on all but the Century and possibly a handful of others. On a Crown, this would be more than likely since it’s ultimately a volume model rather than anything special, and I know it’s even the case for at least the UCF20/21 Celsiors and LS400s. If the owner is here in the comments, the good thing is that you can most likely bring it back by polishing it to remove the oxidized top layer, if not doing a full correction-Toyota single stage paint jobs usually go on pretty thick (however, you should still be careful or seek professional help). However, because there is no clear coat (and never was to begin with), it becomes a relatively high-maintenance paint job once it’s fixed as you’ll need to regularly maintain and protect it. Regular washing and waxing will suffice but you could also look into ceramic coatings or similar solutions. Some other Toyota paint codes that are typically single stage include 3E6 (found on AE86s and still remains in use on Hong Kong taxis), and 040 (usually called Super White II; Derek has featured some pretty bad examples on the channel like the 2003 Raum and 2005 Crown Comfort)

Ill guess the story of this car was it was owned by an old dude who installed the car phone stuff and then passed down to a young guy who smoked in it and put the weed air fresheners. Basically the same fate every Buick Lasabre gets

Literally earlier I was watching your videos about the crowns 😂

Manual transmission swap and off to Ebisu!

I think there's something interesting about importing a JDM only model that blends in initially as a common USDM model. This crown would look like a UCF20 LS400 if you aren't looking at it too closely, kind of like importing an R33 Sedan, or a JZX will look like a gen 3 or 4 Camry/ES300 in traffic, but car people would also have to do a double take like "Wait a minute".

Contacted about getting a car imported looking forward to connecting

Looks like it was a taxi, love your videos!

@PacificCoastAuto

Ай бұрын

It was actually not a taxi! They only used 2L LPG engines for them. We sold some that were actually taxis and mileage of those was even higher. /Max

@ef7andapp170

Ай бұрын

All of the taxis I've seen and been inside, in Japan, have been spotless. This is no taxi.

In my head canon, this was a former yakuza club car.

Welp that's one way to get a 2JZ. Pity the rest of it will probably end up being scrapped.

@jesuscrust13

Ай бұрын

That’s the story of most 1st gen GS300s in North America

That FD with bad paint from a few weeks ago doesnt look that bad now after seeing this car

Could you buy Toyota Crown brand new in USA? In Norway they sold toyota Crown until the middle of the 80s then they stoped i dont know why and they are extremely rare here,i have a 1971 rs60 and have had a ls110 1981

@grego9198

Ай бұрын

In North America Toyota sold them from 1953-1973 and just started selling the line again last year for MY23.

11:35 you said that the crown chassis was the same as the GS. What GS are you talking about

@ef7andapp170

Ай бұрын

Lexus GS300/400, in North America

@Blink240sx

15 күн бұрын

First generation GS to be exact

I need to find the Chinese market version which was LHD from factory…

@jesuscrust13

Ай бұрын

Try looking in the Middle East, they were sold there as well. Same with Latin America and Vietnam. Unlike China you could also get them with a 5 speed manual in these markets

Enlarge Comfort Saloon

How much would 1 of these would cost me?

That weird headrest must for when you're too old, decrepit and shriveled to be behind the wheel anymore but still want the upfront driving experience! I'm going to assume the speaker by the drivers left leg used t be part of a cellphone hands-free system

Surprised it has 2jzge

@jesuscrust13

Ай бұрын

Pretty rare in Japan indeed, they were way more common in export markets. 1JZs were more popular at home due to displacement taxes

A new lot? What will happen to the JDM tree? Will you dig out the JDM tree and bring it to the new lot? 😆

@PacificCoastAuto

Ай бұрын

Maybe we will have a kouki (facelift) version of the JDM tree at the new lot 😆　/Max

@banpeinet

Ай бұрын

@@PacificCoastAuto By any chance, will it also be a kouki panda Treeuno with carbon accents?

Mr why dont you reply to the comments and queries ?

For the buyer … this car was a “taxi” car in Japan …. Just saying … great car besides that 😅😅

A good exporter would make these interpretations before making a BUY… just saying 😅😅😅😅

@wt8213

Ай бұрын

They do, they have been doing this for 15+ years. Auction stuff is out of their control. This is there first time seeing it aswell. They go off the sheet and send all the info and photos to the buyer before bidding. Its on the buyer if they choose to bid.

These cars are taxis in Japan .. not worth not sell for more than 259k yen …😢😢😢

This dude is comparing other cars with the car he is reviewing…

This dude is comparing other cars with the car he is reviewing…most exporter dude … don’t want to even deal with these cars … r34s , s15s etc … he mentioned sending it back to auction many times … 😅😅😅😅 this company is a joke

SCAMMMMM company …